Banana

Common name : Banana

Thai name : Kluai

Scientific : Musa spp.

Kluai Hom

Weight : approximately 150 g/fruit, thick skin

Colour : bright yellow skin; yellowish white flesh

Taste : sweet and fragrant

Kluai Khai

Weight : approximately 50 g/fruit, thick skin

Colour : golden yellow skin; yellowish orange flesh

Taste : sweet and appetizing fragrance

Kluai Namwa

Weight : approximately 100 g/fruit, thick skin of moderate thickness

Colour : smoky yellow skin; white sticky flesh

Taste : sweet 

Usage

Eaten fresh.

Added in fruit salad

and desserts.

Make pies, cake and blender drinks.

Nutrition

Good source of energy and rich of vitamine A, C, B6 and potassium. (recommened for patients suffering from high blood pressure)

Storage

Mature green banana

: 2-4 weeks at 13-14 ÌC,

90-95% RH

Ripen banana

: 5-10 days at 15-20 ÌC,

90-95% RH

Depending on cultivar and maturity stage. If refrigerated, the skins will turn black rapidly.

Season

Availability : year round (peak period of Kluai Khai

: August-November)

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